Wolman disease with a low cholesterol level: An unusual laboratory finding
Wolman disease is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder. The patients have the typical clinical finding of hepatosplenomegaly but with an abnormal lipid profile of high levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), but a low level of high...
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2022
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| Institution: | Mahidol University |
| Summary: | Wolman disease is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder. The patients have the typical clinical finding of hepatosplenomegaly but with an abnormal lipid profile of high levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), but a low level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). We report a 1-month-old boy with Wolman disease who had hepatosplenomegaly but with an atypical abnormal lipid profile of low TC level, and very low levels of both LDL-C and HDL-C. The genetic study revealed a compound heterozygous mutation of the LIPA gene, leading to the confirmed diagnosis of Wolman disease. |
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